Analysing Traditional Vampires & Modern Vampires

A vampire is often seen to have terrifying, attractive characteristics and personality. They are undead and thirsty for blood. They often emerge from the darkness and may lie hidden for centuries. They are often referred to being "heroic antagonists"(Heldreth 1999).

Vampires are seen as being male or female. However, they both are seen with different prospectives. The female vampires are seen being more vulnerable than male vampires. An argument could be formed from this point as women are seen as more vulnerable then men. However Jean Lorrah sees strength as a possible characteristic in female vampires(Heldreth 1999).

Traditional Vampires are seen as more powerful vampires that did not take the form of bats, wolves or any other creatures by genetic transformation. This is seen from the ancient rice vampires. According to the New Code modern vampires are not fearful of garlic or the church crucifix. They can also cast reflections in mirrors.

Looking into the 19th century Victorians readily turned into vampires as they saw vampires an expanded human. Vampires in that era were also referred as being the Victorian Aristocrat. This means that they had enormous power and were seen as part of the higher society of the time. In todays world in my opinion this does not make sense at all. This is because vampires are seen as devilish supernatural creatures. Even if they are seen as humans they are still known to be sourced from evil.

The image above shows the transformation of Vampires from being historical to what they look like now. Traditional vampires had sleek hair and would naturally have wrinkles on the face. As they are un-dead creatures they would have no blood of oxygen and would naturally have shows underneath the eyes. They also had pointy ears and their fangs were always outside the mouth as this was the representation of vampires. On the other hand the modern vampire has messy styled hair, no wrinkles or shadows at all and has the best skin. Also the fangs and the pointy ears are no longer visible. This could be because they want to look just like humans but are a supernatural creature on the inside.


Ref:
Heldreth, Leonard G & Phar Marr, 1999. The Blood Is The Life: Vampires in Literature. Bowling Green OH, Bowling Green State University Popular Press

Zarate K & Szaroleta T, 2009. Vampire 101: A History of The Fanged One [viewed on 28th February 2016] Available From: http://jacksonville.com/lifestyles/2009-10-27/story/vampire_101_a_history_of_the_fanged_one